The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast10 Sep

Osnabrück’s moving rollercoaster: How fans built football’s best-ever tifo

Football fans have produced some remarkable tifos over the years – but surely none can rival Osnabrück’s moving rollercoaster for their DFB-Pokal tie with Bayern Munich?!

The second-tier German club’s ultras came up with the viral sensation to illustrate what a rollercoaster ride it has recently been to support the club, which has endured three promotions and two relegations since 2019.

But how did they actually put such an elaborate choreography together? Did it make a difference in their cup clash against Germany’s record champions? And where does it sit among the pantheon of the greatest football tifos?

Plus, Turkish team Mersin İdman Yurdu’s 14-year nightmare is over and Lee visits an Austrian stadium built on the rooftop of a furniture store. A goalkeeper finds the net not just once but twice in the Netherlands. And Kyrgyzstan’s spectacular yurt-themed stadium has opened in style with the World Nomad Games, a goat carcass, and an unlikely singing guest.

Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/sweeperpod for Monday’s bumper bonus podcast featuring tales such as the Kenyan dispute that has delayed the start to the season and the renegade Italian club wearing an illegal kit that the authorities have not yet spotted.

Chapters:

00:00 – Intro

01:00 – Osnabrück’s rollercoaster tifo

05:28 – Mersin İdman Yurdu’s 14-year transfer ban

10:55 – Goalkeeper bags a brace in the Netherlands

13:40 – Blau-Weiß Linz’s furniture store stadium

16:58 – Kyrgyzstan’s yurt stadium opening

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(125)

The African club bringing the Champions League to the Sahara Desert | JS Saoura

There are plenty of tough places to go for a CAF Champions League away game this season. But few can rival the harsh climes of the desert, where Algerian club JS Saoura are from.The Eagles, who are ba...

8 Sep 22min

From the 9th tier and ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ to the UCL | Valdas Dambrauskas

There are some simply sensational stories to be told about the 108 league phase participants in the three UEFA club competitions this season.For example, it’s not every day that a ‘Who Wants To Be A M...

1 Sep 36min

109 games unbeaten! How Johor Darul Ta’zim broke the Guinness World Record

There’s totally dominating a league – and then there’s Johor Darul Ta’zim! The Malaysians have won the last 12 Super Leagues, the joint-longest active title-winning run in world football.But JDT are c...

25 Aug 32min

From CONCACAF to CONMEBOL: Will Mexico switch confederations?

Mexico broke ranks with the rest of CONCACAF over Gianni Infantino’s botched plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup. Now there are reports the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has hatched a secret...

18 Aug 35min

A team from North America in the Europa League? It IS possible

The Coupe de France is the most international national cup competition in the world, with overseas territories located in every continent bar Asia taking part. The first to enter each year is always t...

11 Aug 32min

Why a tiny island of 4,400 people turned down $40 million from FIFA

Football never stops. Only nine days after the World Cup final, the news was leaked that FIFA were looking to sell a stake in the tournament, sparking a furious backlash across the globe.UEFA responde...

4 Aug 33min

World Cup 2026: Cape Verde’s tourism boost, Paraguay’s rags to riches keeper & an England fan manhunt

The 2026 World Cup continues to produce breathtaking matches – arguably none more so than debutants Cape Verde versus world champions Argentina.With players who once worked as electricians and mortgag...

7 Juli 34min